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music · Thursday 16 July 2026 · 6:30pm 
James Morrison & Emeli Sande - Live at Iveagh Gardens
At Iveagh Gardens · Clonmel Street, Dublin 2
At Iveagh Gardens · Clonmel Street, Dublin 2
Two of the UK’s most recognisable soul voices share the stage at one of Dublin’s finest outdoor settings on 16 July 2026. James Morrison, the Scots-born singer-songwriter behind You Give Me Something and Broken Strings, teams up with Emeli Sandé - whose Next to Me and Read All About It have soundtracked a generation of moments. This is a proper double bill, not a support-act situation: two full sets, two distinct voices, and a summer evening in the open air. It suits couples, friends who grew up on noughties and early-2010s pop, and anyone who wants a relaxed but genuinely atmospheric night out without the stadium scale.
Iveagh Gardens holds around 5,000 people for concerts, which keeps the atmosphere closer to a festival in a walled garden than a faceless arena show. The gardens themselves - designed by Ninian Niven in 1865 in a blend of French formal and English landscape styles - are a genuinely lovely backdrop, with sunken lawns, fountains, a yew maze and roseries surrounding the stage. Gates open at 6:30pm, giving time to settle in before the music starts. The bill is a co-headline arrangement, so expect two substantial sets rather than one act warming up for another. Bag restrictions are in place - keep bags small (check the promoter’s current policy before you go), and dress in layers because July in Dublin can turn.
This show is part of Aiken Promotions’ Live at the Iveagh Gardens 2026 series, which runs through July and brings a varied mix of artists to the same site across the summer.
Iveagh Gardens sits on Clonmel Street, Dublin 2, reached from Harcourt Street. The Luas Green Line is the most direct option - alight at Harcourt stop and it is a two-minute walk to the entrance on Clonmel Street. From Dublin’s main rail terminals, the Luas connects well: Heuston to the Red Line then transfer at Marlborough, or from Connolly walk to Marlborough and take the Green Line directly. Several Dublin Bus routes serve Harcourt Street. Parking in this part of the city on a summer concert evening is tight; the nearest public car parks are on Earlsfort Terrace beside the National Concert Hall and Q-Park on St Stephen’s Green, both a short walk away, but walking or public transport is the practical choice.
The gardens are a short stroll from St Stephen’s Green, Grafton Street and the city’s main cultural quarter, so there is plenty to do before or after the show. There is more to see in Dublin and across Co. Dublin.
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